Attachment for bicycles



(No Model.)

ATTACHMENT FOR BICYGLES.

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UNITED STATES,

-PATENI OFFICE.

EBENEZEE sCoT'r AND JOHN o. BURKE,v 0Ey RED BANK, NEW JERSEY.

ATTACHMENT FoR BICYYCLES..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 530,726, dated December 11, 1 894.

Application filed March, 1 7, 1 94.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, EBENEZER SCOTT and JOHN O. BURKE, citizens of the United States of America, residing atv Red Bank, in the county of Monmouth and State ofy New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Bicycles; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and vuse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this4 invention is to provide a simple, cheap and eective device for supporting a bicycle when not in use and it con-y sists in an attachment for bicycles comprising two parts connected to each other by a knuckle-joint, the part which is adapted to be secured to the frame of the bicycle having a series of notches or recesses and the other part carrying a rod movable therein so that it can engage the notchesor recesses to permit its adjustment at various angles, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, showing our improvement applied to a bicycle. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail sectional views. Fig. 4 is a detail view of that part of the iixture which is attached rigidly to the bicycle, and Fig. 5 is a view of the clamp for the supporting rod.

A designates the part of the attachment which is secured to the bicycle, it being preferably attached to one of the hub spindles and is provided with an aperture a for this purpose, though it is obvious itcould be clamped to any part of the frame. At one end of the part A is formedan apert'ured lug or ear a to which is pivoted the part B of the attachment. This lug is provided in its outer edge with a series of notches .or recesses ai with which engages a rod C carried by the part B.

The part B is made up of a casting having an enlarged end bifurcated to embrace the lug a andl apertured to receive the connecting pin or bolt, and the said casting is further Serial No. 504,029. (No model.)

bored or apertured to receive the rod C which fits loosely therein, the bore opening into the space between the members of the bifurcated end, at which point it is enlarged to receive a collar c secured to 0r formed on the rod C so as to limit the movement of the same when the parts are connected. The inner end of the rod C is shaped to engage the notches or recesses formed in the lug on the part A, and when disengaged the part B may be turned upon its pivot to position the rod at the proper angle to support the bicycle, the rod being then held by causing its engagement with the notches lor recesses. A notch or recess is provided at the upper part of the lug a so that the rod can be supported or held in position against the frame of the bicycle when not in use.

A helical spring, c', may be placed upon the rod C to be interposed between the collar c and the base of the enlarged partof the recess in the part B so as to force the end of the rod in engagement with the recesses. It will be understood that this spring can be dispensed with, as when the rod is in position to support the bicycle the Weight of the bicycle will hold the parts connected, and when the rod is elevated its own weight will perform the same function. In practice, -however, we prefer to employ a spring as it will hold the parts securely in engagement and prevent them rattling.

To some part of the frame of the bicycle we attach a spring clip E with which the free end of the rod C engages to assist in holding the same in an elevated position; so that when the rod is elevated it is held positively at both ends.

We are aware that it has been proposed to providea bicycle with an adjustable support made up of a rod and fixture which are con- IOO provided with a supporting rod C which is adapted to engage the recesses in the lug, the movable therein and adapted to engage the lrod having a collar c against which the helirecesses" in the lug, the rod having a collar c cal spring bears, substantially as shown and 15 for limiting its movement. for the purpose set forth.

5 2. A bicycle support havingamember which In testimony whereof We aix our signatures is adapted to be secured to the frame of the in presence of two Witnesses.

bicycle, said member having a lug with rel i r .1,1

cesses a2 in its outer edge, together with a l member B pivotally connected to the lug and 1o provided with a recess to receive the support- Witnesses:

ing rod C and helical spring c', the support- JAMES H. SICKLES,

ing rod being movable in the recess and CLARENCE BUCHANAN. 

